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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
1) Political goal was to not entertain Russia having nukes off the US shores.
2) Results were favorable.
3) Reasons it still in effect today, still a communist country I suppose. Still run by Castro who was not always the US best friend.
Other than that, I see no reason sanctions could not be lifted.
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Ah, thanks for that, Warhawk, missed it the first time I revisited this thread.
But is this really the same embargo imposed on Cuba in the course of the Cuba crisis? Just wondering, back then Cuba was cut of from all trade, esepcially russian shipping, not just US trade.